Fish snare



June 28, 1960 H. J. wlER, sR

FISH SNARE Filed Dec. 12, 1957 R f. Y my m m uw m mHVmm WM w l t m H This invention is concerned `with a iish snare and is particularly concerned with a fishing rod incorporating United States Patent therein a triggeredmechanism for giving a suddenjerkvto the iis-hing line to cause-the hook at the end` of the line to contact and penetrate a sh which may be in contact therewith, 'or in close proximity thereto. 5

When a fish bites the hook or lure, causing a tug on the line,.the iishermanmay pull the trigger and cause the. hook to suddenly jerk and snare the fish. 4In clear water the device may be used to snare a ish by visual manipulation. The hook or lure rnay be manipulated so as to come into close proximity to'aiisli, or it may be moved around among a school of iish, and the triggerpulled, so as tocause the hook to suddenly come into contact with a fish and catch him.

It is, therefore, an object of this invention to provide a trigger operated, spring actuated, ishing device which is manually operated to impart a sudden jerk to the lishing line to snare a fish.

A further object of the invention is to provide a fish- Yingv rod having incorporated therein a vspring urged plunger attached tothe iishingfline which maybe set in retracted position by a trigger and may be released toimpart a jerkto the line by manual operation of the trigger. f Y v Another object of the invention is to providexsuch `a device in which the'spring tension on the plunger may be adjusted. Y

A still further object of the invention is to providevin such a device acshioned stop'for the backward movement of the plunger.` A specific `object of the'invention is to provide'a spring urged plunger in a cylinder having an enlarged head onithe plunger which guidesthe movement of the plunger in the cylinder, ndis engageable with thetrigger to 'set the plungerA in retracted position. Another object'of the invention is to provide means for easily setting the plunger in retracted position'"including` Y a knob attached to the plunger extending through an elongated slot in t-he wall ofthe cylinder which may be moved in the slot to bring the head on the plunger into engagement with the trigger.

A further object of the invention is to provide a rod in several sections which may be easily disjoined for the purpose of storing or transporting.

Other and further objects of this invention will'become apparent upon reading the detailed speciiication hereinafter following and by referring to the drawing annexed hereto.

A preferred embodiment of the invention is shown in the attached drawing in which:

Figure =I is a cross-sectioned side elevational VviewV of the iishing rod and operating mechanism incorporated therein. i

Figure -II is a fragmentary, partially sectionalized, side elevational view, showing the plunger engaged with the trigger in retracted position. i

Figure lIII is a cross-sectional view takenon the line III--III of Figure II.

2 lFigure IV is a cross-sectional Viewv taken on theline lIV---IV of Figure II.

Numeral references are` employed to designate the various parts of the device shown inthe Vdrawings and 'like numerals indicate like parts throughout the various figures of the drawings. z

Referring to the drawings, the numeralrl indicates a cylinder or housing, on one end of which is a handle 2, made of rubber or other resilient material.

means of an elongated nut 8 lwhichis threadedlyengaged with `t-he threads 9a. The internally tapered end=v 10 of the nut 8 comes into engagement with the-outwardly tapered lends 11 of the collet prongs 9. As thecollet nut Sis moved upwardly on the threads 9a the co-actingtapered'surfaces 10 and 1`1 on the nut 8 V`and the'collet prongs 9 cause the prongs to be pressed inwardly against the tubular member 3 to thereby provide a connection,

between the collet Tand the tubular member 3." The collet 7 and the nut 8 Vare knurled on their outer sides, as shown in lFigure lH, to provide a roughened grasping surface. {[-t will be seen that the sections of the iishing rod may be easily'disjoined by simply unscrewing'the nut 8 to provide ease in storage and transportation.`

A tubular plunger 12 is slidably disposedon the guide rod 13. The plunger 12 has an enlarged head 14 thereon which slidesin the cylinder 1 and provides a guide Ifoncentering the plunger 12 in the cylinder 11. A ring of resilient fmaterial 1S-'is disposed about'th rodf13 against the stop nut 16 which stop nut is threadedly engaged yto 'the end of the rod 13?.Y The resilient ring 15 provides a cushion against which the-head 14 comes into contactl when the lplunger is released, asV hereinafter described.'

A laterally extending, internally threaded, socket 17 is provided on the inner end of the `plunger' '12 in which the setting knob` 18 is threadedly engaged. l

The rod 13 is provided with threads 19 on'its inner end. The spiral spring 21 is ldisposedL about the rod The rod 13 is extended 'through an anchor ringV 22,A

which has an annular flange 23 theron'clamped between the end of the cylinder'l and theV internal shoulder7a, provided in the collet 7.v The rod `13 Visv attached to the anchor ring 22 by means ofthe nuts V24. and 24a disposed on opposite sidesv of the ring 22 and threadedly engaged to the threads 19. The rod 13 maybe adjusted with relation to the -anchor ring 22 by the positioning of the nuts 24 and 24a on the rod.

The trigger support 25 (Fig. IV) is made up of complementary halves 25a and 25h which embrace the cylinder 1 and are clamped thereto by means of the cap screws 2611,26b and 26e. I i Y The trigger 27 is pivotally attachedfabout thecap screw 26a. The inner end of the trigger 27 is provided witha shoulder 28 and an outwardly extending tongue 28a. The shoulder 28 is extendable through a slot 29, formed in the wall of the cylinder 1, and is engageable with the at end face of the head 14 to thereby hold the plunger 12 in retracted position against the retracted spring 21. The tongue 28a engages the outer wall of the cylinderv 1 to limit the inward movement of the trigger with relation to the cylinder.

Ptented June 28, 1960 A Theother en d of the fishing rod is made up of -telescoped-ftubular .the :slot Y40 `tothe .right vas shown in Figure 11.

The trigger 27 is spring urged so as to normally urge the tongue 28a against the cylinder to cause the shoulder 28 to extend inwardly of the housing 1. This is accomplish'ed by a spring V31, ione end fof whichextends into a `iendfof the fishing line Vextends through an 4angularly disfvposed guidering 38, which is :secured 'tothe outer endof :the `fishing zrod, and `is held 4insupported fposition by a 'brace 39. l

The knob 18 extends through :an relongated slot 40,

-forrned :in ythe wall of the cylinder 1,such knobV being :mov-able :longitudinally in the slot.

The operation and function-lof Athe sh vsnare 'herein- V'above ldescribed is as follows: 'When Sit 'is-desired to set the device for 'snaring 4a .iish, the knob 13-is movedin 1This moves :the plunger 12 and the head Y14, carried thereby, in the .same direction, and such movement is continued .until the-.head 14 .moves past r`and .comes into contact vwith the shoulder 2S on the trigger127 (Fig. Il), thereby `holding the lplunger Y12 against backward movement. The

movement of v the plunger .12 compresses the spring Z1.

"When a fish tugs on the line, or the hook or lure is brought into close :proximity Vto a fish by visual aid, the trigger 27 may vbe `manually pressed by the fisherman against the spring 31, -disengaging `the shoulder 2S Vfrom `the head ,14, Ireleasing the plunger 12, and allowing the spring21 to'relax and rapidly move the plunger 12 back- :ward until the yhead 1'4 contacts the resilient stop ring I15. Such rapid backward movement of 4the plunger V12 imparts .a sudden jerk to the .hook or lure (not shown) Vcarried at the outer end of the fishing line 34, causing vthe -hook'or lure to come into contact with, and penetrate, the'sh.

Thus lit Will be seen that VIV have lprovided a manually `operated, triggered tish snare which ,is easily manipulated and set, and provides a positive means for imparting a jerk to a fishing line at the election Vof the iisherman. zIt does not depend upon a tug on the line by the ylish for its actuation. p It is completely controlled lby the tisherman.

It will be understood that other and further forms of my invention may be made without departing from the :spirit `andscope of theappended claims.

I claim:

1. In a device of the class described, a tubular housing having an elongated slot in the Wall thereof; an elongated guide rod axed concentrically in the housing; a plunger slidably disposed on the rod; a spring retainingl means carried on the rod in spacedV relation to the plunger; a spiral spring disposed about the rod and confined between the lplunger and spring retainer; line attaching means attached tothe plunger and extending through the slot and being movable longitudinally therein; a Vmanually operated trigger pivotally attached tothe housing .and having a part extending through an vopening in the wall of the housing and engageable with the plunger to .hold the plunger in retracted position; the said plunger being slidable 'forwardlyon the guide rod to a `position of .engagement with the trigger as the spiral spring is compressed, spring means for urging the plunger engaging :part of the trigger -inwardlyof 4the housing; and stop means attached -to .the rod rearwardly of the point of y.engagement be- .4 tween the trigger and the plunger, said stop means being engageable with the plunger to limit backward movement of the plunger on the rod vwhen the plunger is released from the trigger to allow the plunger to move backward by recoil action of the spiral spring.

2. In a device of the class described, a tubular housing having an elongated slotin'theV wall thereof; an elongated guide rod affixed conceutrically in the housing; a plunger slidably disposed on the rod; a spring retaining means carried on the rodin spaced relation Yto the plunger; a spiral spring disposed about the rod and confined between the plunger and spring retainer;- "line attaching means attached to the plunger and extending through the slot and being movable longitudinally therein; an enlarged head on the plunger slidably disposed in the housing; a manually operated trigger pivotally attached to the housing and having a part extending through an opening inthe wall'of the housing engageable `with lthe head to hold Vthe spring in retracted position; the said plunger Ybeing lslidable forwardly on the guide' rod to a position of engagement of the head with the Vtrigger as Ithespiral lspring is compressed, spring means Vforurging the plunger engaging portion fof the trigger inwardly .of the housing;

Vand stop means attached to lthe endl of the rod rearwardly A.of the point of engagement between the'trigger fand the "plunger, said stop means being engageahle with the plunger to limit backwardmovement of the .plunger on lthe rod when the head is released from lthe trigger to allow the plunger to move `backward `by recoil action .of the spiral spring.

3. In a device .of the class described; a tubular housing having an elongated slot in the wall thereof; an elongated rod afixed concentrically `in the housing; an elongated plunger slidably disposed on the rod; a threaded portion on the end of the .rod in spaced relation to the plunger; an adjusting nut on the threaded portion, providing a spring retaining means; alspiral spring disposed about the `rod and conined between the adjusting nut and the plunger; line attachment means attached to the plunger and extending through the slot and being movable longitudinally therein; a trigger pivotally attached to the housing and having a part extending through the wall of thehousing engageable with the plunger to hold the plunger in retracted position; the 'said plunger being slidablc forwardly on the guide rod to a position of engagement of the head with the trigger as the spiral spring is compressed, and means attached to the end of the rod rearwardly of the point of .engagement between t'ne trigger and the plunger, said means being engageable with the plunger to limit backward movement ofthe plunger on the Yrod when the plunger is released from the trigger to allow same to Vmove backward by recoil action of the spiral spring.

4. The combination called for in yclaim l wherein the means for limiting backward movement of the plunger on the rod includes a resilient element interposed be- -tween the stop means and -the plunger.

References Cited the tile of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 768,028 Braun Aug. 23, 1904 2,605,569 Kronhaus Aug. 5, 1952 2,705,383 Hatcher Apr. 5, 1955 2,799,109 Remington July 16, 1957 FOREIGN PATENTS 486,397 ItalyA Nov. 6, 1953 

